Marietta, Georgia

Marietta is a city in Georgia and the seat of Cobb County. It was named for Mary Cobb, the wife of US Senator Thomas W. Cobb, and it was legally recognized as a community on 19 December 1834. Marietta was incorporated as a city in 1852, and the Georgia Military Institute opened in 1851 and the first bank in 1855. In 2018, Marietta had a population of 60,806 people.